Partick Mikes Jr. sits in the jury box of 52nd Division 4 District Court before Judge William E. Bolle during his arraignment for the murder of his father Patrick Mikes Sr. The oakland Press/ DOUG BAUMAN

The residents of Montrose Township are helping as best they can in the search for the body of Patrick Mikes Sr., according to authorities.

"We had 12 to 15 call of bad odors in the area," said Troy Police Capt. Robert Redmond.

"We found dead deer carcasses and bags of garbage. People in the township have been phenomenal."

Searchers are back on the job today in the area north of Flint looking for the 55-year-old Troy man's body.

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Mikes Sr. had been missing since last been seen riding his bike around July 26. His son, Patrick Mikes Jr., 21, is jailed, accused of the open murder of his father. Police said they found evidence of a "violent altercation" inside the family house on Homewood Drive in Troy. They also said tests show father and son's DNA mixed together in blood found at the scene.

Mikes Jr. also had injuries when police first met with him July 29. Police said they have store video showing Mikes Jr. buying cleaning supplies. Mikes Jr. was arrested in Rochester Hills Wednesday, following the confirmation of the blood's DNA and issuance of an arrest warrant.

Today's search team -- made up of Troy police -- will comb the eastern section of a 27-square-mile area.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office crews would be helping but they cannot fly a helicopter in the rain soaking the region, said Redmond.

Police said they have evidence that Mikes Jr. went to the Montrose area.

As for why they are there, Redmond didn't elaborate, saying, "We don't tell everything. I know the public wants to know but we don't want the bad guys to know how we do investigations."

Once police went to Montrose, they went door to door showing residents a photograph of a gray Infiniti sedan.

"Two people saw the car driving on their street," he said.

The residents said they saw the car driving up and down.

"They said, 'It doesn't belong here,'" said Redmond, noting the car was seen traveling on a dead-end street.

On Aug. 3, police sent teams and cadaver dogs to search.

Police have been searching the township by sections.

"It's a huge area and we sat down (Thursday) night pouring over the map," Redmond said, adding that the department had spent "hundreds of man-hours" on the case.